The noise of the future?

[edo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY-EhnWzcg8&fea...

[lankybob]

Good God, I hope not. It sounds bloody awful.
Looks unbelievably fast though and I do like the thought of instant power whenever you need it.

[bob1179]

That sounds really 'sci-fi'!

I don't know, but I sort of like it.

[edo]

Sounds a bit like my old RX8!

[Pannywagon]

I just love the sound of the motors winding up..not too keen on the dull roar at top end though.

[Matt UK]

bob1179 said:

That sounds really 'sci-fi'!

I don't know, but I sort of like it.

Agree.

Is it a snarling straight-six or rumbly V8 - no
But do I like - yes

[Major Fallout]

Its quite a distressing sound, I don't think I would like to take it on a long drive. (unless it was on a short pier)

[Meoricin]

I think it was a really good idea to mask the engine with the sound of the wind for the video they make to demonstrate it.

[308mate]

Electric cars should sound like any of the sounds between 1:40 and 1:44 here

[thinfourth2]

The pistonhead masses said:

Oh god electric cars sound so terrible

Yes and your average car sounds so wonderful these days i almost wet myself with joy when a boggo ford focus went past me.

[Major Fallout]

thinfourth2 said:

The pistonhead masses said:

Oh god electric cars sound so terrible

Yes and your average car sounds so wonderful these days i almost wet myself with joy when a boggo ford focus went past me.

But the Tesla Roadster is not really your average car is it, its more the super car of the electric group.

[bosshog]

Sounds like the starship enterprise. Not for me. Interesting, but I'll have a V8 or V6 for me thanks.

Makes me laugh at the beginning of the video (in french) it says this was done by professionals in a closed circuit etc - then blatantly you can see the car passing lorries and sign posts on the motorway...

[busta]

Pannywagon said:

I just love the sound of the motors winding up..not too keen on the dull roar at top end though.

Yeah I think the motors sound quite cool too. Similar in some respect to a straight cut gearbox winding up, but seamless. I expect the dull roar is more a symptom of the lotus underpinnings than anything electrical. It's the same noise you'd get if you coasted at 110mph in an Elise, or in any car with minimal sound deadening.

[The Black Flash]

308mate said:

Electric cars should sound like any of the sounds between 1:40 and 1:44 here

Mazda already did that with a petrol one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubdOVBZ1WcE&fea...

[margerison]

No, no, electric cars should sound like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ffSaZs6Vmk